and the waiter says, lisa, run and i will quit my job and i will come to work for you. i think he actually said he would go part-time. but this is the outpouring of support that i have received from individuals stopping me in the airport, to the diners, received on the email. it has been almost overwhelming , and i am so humbled by it. now, i know -- i know that many of you know that this has been a difficult process. this decision has been a difficult one, because more often than not, when you're dealing with tough decisions we learn that the right thing to do is very often the hardest thing to do. it is the hardest thing to do. the easier route for me personally and for verne would be to accept the results of this primary and put me, but my family first. and i gave that very, very serious consideration. in fact, as of last night, i was still wrestling with this, still uncertain as to whether or not i could continue this race. but i looked into my heart, and i said, wrgs my heart? my heart is alaska, and i cannot leave you, i cannot stop what we have started, from ted and so many others have b